Tesco Hudl review

The Hudl is a bit of a revelation, but only the price will wow you

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The Hudl's camera doesn't pick out detail or represent depth at all well

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Note the oddly glowing mushroom, which was simply exposed to a ray of direct sunlight.

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Scenes are flat and colours appear washed out.

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The Hudl's only scene mode, Night mode, in a low-light situation. Grainy.

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The skies look quite nice, but look how the Hudl fails to present any kind of dynamic range with the shadows.

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The cold, washed out tone of the grass almost makes this image look like an Instagram filter.

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A perfect illustration of the Hudl's struggles with light and shade.

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The Hudl doesn't really pick out close-up detail very well, making images feel flat.

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Jon Mundy
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